No scorecard was needed to identify those players, all of whom were familiar with members of the fourth estate, even newcomer Bennett, who had transferred from Georgia Tech earlier in the year.
But Jared Miles?
“I figured I’d better show up just to make sure I was really on the interview list,” he grinned. “You know, y’all don’t ask for offensive linemen too many times?”
Indeed, members of the O-interior are usually asked to show up in the post-game press conference or for one of these “Media Day” functions about as often as Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton stay out of the tabloids.

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Education, health and income are the building blocks for a new life, the organization asserts. We have to tend to agree — they are basic needs that, if not met, will hamstring individuals’ ability to make it in an increasingly tough world. It doesn’t take a whiz to realize things are getting worse, too.
Some of the goals and needs:
• Cutting the number of students who drop out by half requires improved readiness for kindergarten and closer attention as they move through our educational system.

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And the crowds were good, too.
“We had great crowds then, especially for a smaller school,” Ferguson said. “It may have been more than 2,000 to 3,000 people per game. The whole town — the whole community was excited, and it was because the team was fun to watch, and they were winners.
“That’s the big thing. You see it on every level. If you want your crowd to come out, you have to win, or at least show you can play competitively and have a chance of winning.

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